Players Could Find CBA 'Trump Card' Overseas

The takeaway from spending a little bit of time around the Raptors is that this feels like Jarrett Jack’s team. Beyond Bosh, Bargnani and Calderon, the team has been completely replaced in the last year and Jack represents the impact of the overhaul.

The Lakers are 34-1 when they finish games with at least 20 assists this season. They haven't passed the ball like they have in the past and it has had a direct impact on the quality of their looks and their drop in offensive efficiency.

At least on paper, the Pistons have the least talented team in the league, which is a problem compounded by where they are in terms of payroll and future cap flexibility.

The worst case scenario to feeding Darko Milicic a healthy dose of minutes is that he’s a useful experiment. We finally get to see what the team looks like with Al Jefferson or Kevin Love at their true power forward positions with a rim-protecting center next to them.

Truth be told, the defensive-minded Brendan Haywood is probably the piece the Mavs needed most. Caron Butler, however, gives the team a guard that can go out and make guys like Carmelo, Kobe and Roy work extra hard on both ends of the floor, something they haven’t had in past years.

Player Rankings

After a strong run by Brandon Jennings in the first month of the season, Tyreke Evans and Stephen Curry as the clear leaders to take home the hardware.

Team Rankings

While the Cavaliers are an immovable force at the top of our rankings, the Jazz are now ranked second ahead of the Celtics, Magic and Lakers.

Andrew Perna interviews Christopher Reina on the teams that have made out best with their deadline moves, whether the Thunder should offer Durant an extension under the current CBA, looking at the draft class and predictions on free agency landings.

Featured Article:

Deron Williams and the Jazz make three appearances this week, all on the road against playoff teams with very good young point guards (Derrick Rose, Brandon Jennings, Russell Westrbrook).

Standing 10:

In what will be (and already is) a hotly-debated topic on basketball and video game sites and forums, let's go through each of the NBA's 30 teams and "suggest" who should be featured in what will be one of the most anticipated games of the year.